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8 Errors To Avoid In Your First Minute With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, “I have patented a new tire that will double the wear mileage at half the cost.” Describe technology and features, not competitiveness. It should be imbedded in the home page of your web site, the introduction section of your business plan, the heart of your executive summary, and the first slide of your investor pitch.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! Some resources on this: Intellectual Property is More Than Patents Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? You’ll get suggestions for improvements. False Confidence.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My Slides?! Some resources on this: Intellectual Property is More Than Patents Does My Startup Have Intellectual Property? You’ll get suggestions for improvements. False Confidence.

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10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property.

Angel 104
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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

I started by trying to think I could explain my concept without having to patronize everybody with artificial PowerPoint slides. This approach generally works well with customers because I find it much easier to build rapport when we talk like humans than when we all stare at the PowerPoint slides being projected on the wall.

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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property.

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Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success

Startup Professionals Musings

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property.

Angel 89